Which characters should return?

Other then the obvious Sly, Bentley, and Murray, who do you guys think should return? There have been a lot of characters throughout the series, but other then the three mains I would really like to see Dimitri. Also Carmelita, obviously, and Penelope, and Panda king to. Also Guru wouldn't hurt. And since this game has a time travel aspect, it would be nice to see Clockwerk again.

I think they should start fresh. But I already know that Dimitry is returning, and Carmelita, but I think it would be sweet to brink King Roleigh again, just because his boss fight was pretty fun in the first game, and Sanzaru said they are going back to the boss fights from the first game because they like that style.

Nah, not at all. The boss fights from the first game were so bland and formulic (is that the word I'm looking for?). Then again, boss fights themselves are becoming a thing of the past.

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No, I don't mean the Sly 1 battles are better. They are also bland. What I mean is that, with the "stage" format, it allows for more climatic scenarios. I don't think we'll see an exact replica of the Sly 1 battles, but a mix of that.

And you are REALLY agreeing with that awful IGN article? Just because the final boss battles in a few recent games sucked, it doesn't mean boss battles should be extinct.

I definitely think boss battles are slowly becoming extinct. These days it's really more about "enemy encounters." And yeah, I'm agreeing with IGN for once. Surprising, to be honest.

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I doubt they really are becoming extinct. Guess I'll disagree there.

Back on-topic, as much as I would love to see guys like Muggshot, Jean-Bison, Mz. Ruby, etc., I do want them to have a more legitimate use to the story and actually make sense. If it's just for pure fan service, then don't bother. Dimitri was my favorite character in Sly 2, but his overuse in Sly 3 and his obnoxious role in the new trailer do leave me worried.

if the team goes back in time i think sly should see his dad. Then he would save his family and change the future. a future in which sly never meets bently and murry sooooooo, he has to BACK again or something and rechange the future to make it right again but in doing so again kills his father!

if the team goes back in time i think sly should see his dad. Then he would save his family and change the future. a future in which sly never meets bently and murry sooooooo, he has to BACK again or something and rechange the future to make it right again but in doing so again kills his father!

:^/ The Cooper Clan has grown over the past three games, and so should feature more than just the main trio. Penelope is Bentely's research colleague, and likely budding love interest as well, and so should be featured from the begining of the fourth game's storyline. Carmelita Fox is Sly's love interest, and seems to have taken an interest in Sly now that she believes he has amnesia and no longer remembers his life of crime.

The Panda King has reformed, and seeks to atone for his past. He may seek to use the time machine to undo his part in the murder of Sly's family. That would alter history, perhaps for the worse, so the others may feel compelled to stop him. Panda King may anticipate this, and so keep his own agenda secret at first. There is plenty of potential for good story telling here, and it'd be a shame if the new developers miss it.

Since we have time travel, we may see a younger version of Clockwerk, before his living body was gradually replaced with mechanical parts. How about an ironic twist in which some of Bentely's and Penelope's invented circuitry eventually get incorporated into Clockwerk's robotic body?

With the ability to revisit the past, we could theoretically see any previous character again, but none of them should feel forced. There would have to be a legitimate story purpose for running into Clockwerk again, instead of just the "wow" factor alone.

On a final note, the Sly Cooper franchise is a Sony exclusive, and so will likely not appear on XBox 360 anytime soon, as much as some folks would like that.

Well the obvious is Sly, Murray, And Bentley. But also Penelope (Who could resist BentleyxPenelope?) of course Carmelita will be in this as well, because in the end of sly 3 Sly Cooper believed he was "Constable Cooper". Dimitri is a VERY popular character so he'll probably be in the 4th somewhere. I, for one, would love to see some of the older "Sly Cooper" generations in this one! For example, they could go back in time and work with Cooper relatives. I think that'd be awesome.

I think that they should bring back another boss from 1 or 2 that you can play as like maybe John Bison because like Sly he has a cane-like stick and should be able to pull off some pretty cool tricks like sly can... they should also make another boss from a previous game come back that you have to fight. I would personally love to see Neyla come back and try and destroy the gang and, of course, fail. But imagine this before I say my pick: the last episode should be the Cooper Gang working with Sly's FATHER!!! That would be a nice touch But my pick would definitely be Penelope (who in the end marries Bentley if I could choose )